All Marines are continually inculcated in the importance of basic infantry skills.

FIELD CRAFT)

◾Understands the mission of the Infantry Marine and recognizes their role

◾Intimate with their personal equipment and the care/maintenance of it

◾Confident in their ability to thrive in an austere environment

◾Possess a baseline proficiency in all Infantry Common Skills

(3) CORE COMPETENCIES

◾Individual and Crew Served Weapons Proficiency

◾Individual Offensive Fundamentals

◾Individual Defensive Fundamentals

◾INSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY

◾"Teach; Demonstrate; Practical Application (pre-brief); Evaluate (debrief); Remediate; Reinforce!"

(3) INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORIES

◾Mastery: Military Occupational Specialty Specific Task, Written Examinations and Practical Application

◾Reinforcement: Physical Fitness and Combat Conditioning to ready the Marine for the Operating Forces

◾Exposure: Zero/Engage targets with Service Rifle; five paragraph order; Offensive mindset